Due to late arrivals home from work and subsequent dinners on arrival and doing schoolwork at home I didn't run for three days. The annoying part part was being full of good intentions but not backing it up with actions. School's getting very busy again with reports and the return of senior classes, so squeezing out a run or two will do just as much for my sanity as it will my fitness, which will make its way back slowly.
Saturday morning - a few laps of the Newport Lakes for some little climbs. About 7.4ks in total - the HR got very high and whilst I was working hard on the climbs, they must have taken more out of me than what I'd thought.
Saturday afternoon - run to and from the gym (6.6 kms) + 2 x 2K quickish (3:25km pace) on the treadmill with a 4 minute walking recovery between each repeat. After the two quick runs, I did some weights (nothing significant) & some abdominal work. So 10.6 kms of running, 4ks of quality stuff. 18 in total for the day, probably a third of that would be hard, quality running.
Sunday morning - 22.3 ks along the Maribyrnong River and back. Nice morning for a run, reasonably cool, pulled up a bit sore and tender - no surprise considering the work done yesterday. Got a massage which I really needed from the good folk at Max Therapy at Highpoint (cheap plug, but they look after me!).
Well, that's it for the week. About 60ks in total (not enough but a reasonable platform for the holidays), school again has served as the major interruption both physically and mentally. I think there is some residual "holiday blues" or mental fatigue from the trip, as I really feel the need to just start afresh come the school holidays, both in a work and running sense. Work will simply be about "hanging on" and running will be simply getting mind and body right before making my assault on XC/Road season.
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